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Heel SpursWhat are Heel Spurs?
Half of the general population has spurs and up to 70% of people with plantar fasciitis also demonstrate spur growth. While the fasciitis is typically blamed for pain, this diagnosis is not much more enlightened than blaming the asymptomatic spur. It should be noted that the majority of people with spurs on their heels never even know they exist, since they create no pain, discomfort or ill effects whatsoever. Treatment of Heel SpursSome care providers still make use of this condition to put some extra cash in their pockets. Pain management drugs and injection therapy are used as art of a symptomatic treatment routine for both spurs and fasciitis. Surgery is reserved for those patients whose pain does not resolve on its own or becomes very severe. Most cases of both conditions are misdiagnosed psychosomatic pain syndromes, which explains why treatment is typically either ineffective or results in a case of substitute symptoms in another anatomical location.Heel Spur AdviceI clearly remember that during the running craze of the late 1970’s, spurs were a hot topic. So many amateur runners were diagnosed and subsequently treated for these common skeletal abnormalities. My own mother had spur problems which sent her to the podiatrist often.Although spurs have fallen out of vogue as an effective source of diagnostic blame for foot pain, plantar fasciitis is red hot. Just remember that most treatment resistant foot pain is not the result of any structural injury or irregularity, but instead comes about though the ischemic process, same as most other forms of psychosomatic pain. Before even considering any drastic treatment for spurs or fasciitis, I recommend trying knowledge therapy first. There are no risks and no costs and the curative results speak loudly for themselves…
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